You’re on your way to making your first step into
vaping, and you probably feel pretty good about it. You should too! Making the
switch to vapour has had a life-altering effect on millions of people here and
around the world. Now that you have made that big decision, you find yourself
with more decisions to be made. How big or small these decisions are is really
dependent on you.

What we already know is that one of the first decisions
you’ll need to make is if you are going to start off with an open or a closed
vaping system. Let’s take a look at what each of these terms means, and the
potential benefits and drawbacks of either for you.

Closed Systems

Okay, so the first thing you should know is that this
is the type of system that really popularized the electronic cigarette and
vaping devices in general. In many ways, it still remains the more popular of
the two. If you watch a movie where someone is vaping on screen (and this is
happening more and more), it will almost definitely be a closed system product
that is being portrayed.

Closed systems are essentially those that come with
pre-filled e-liquid for your consumption. Here we are mostly talking about the standard
2-piece electronic cigarette where you have a battery and a cartridge. The
cartridge comes pre-filled and ready to go, so you don’t have any effect on it.
It’s “closed” and when you are done with it, you throw it away and screw on a
new one.

Benefits of a Closed System:

Little or no need to clean or
maintain it since cartridges are disposable

This is the type of vaping system that has risen in
popularity as of late. While early adopters of vaping looked first to closed
systems that looked and felt the most like what they were switching away from,
many moved on from that. With an open system, you will need to re-fill your
cartridge or tank with e-liquid. It’s “open” in the sense that you can do many
things yourself, even up to building your own vaping device if you want to go
that route.

Benefits of an Open System:

You get to pick your own e-liquid
flavours and even mix them yourself

If you are using a tank, you’ll
be able to go longer without having to refill

Price-per-puff is almost always
lower and generally offers higher performance

Drawbacks of an Open System:

You have to take the time and
effort to refill e-liquid yourself

The devices used are usually
bulkier and don’t look like what you are used to

Initial costs are almost always
higher than that of a closed system

Those are the basics of the open versus closed systems
of vaping. You should know that choosing one system doesn’t preclude you from
the other. For instance, some people like to have an open system to use when
they are at home, and a closed one when they are traveling (so that they don’t
have to carry bottles of e-liquid, for example).

Others who have entered the world of vapour feel that
they have “graduated” to open systems after making use of closed systems. It
can be easier to make the initial switch to a closed system, so the thinking is
understandable. But even then, some people don’t feel the need to tinker any
further, and a closed system fits their lifestyle best.

What works for you is a question of what your
priorities are right now with regard to your vaping experience. Let that guide
you in this choice. It’s perhaps your first choice when getting into vaping,
but it isn’t your last and it isn’t permanent. So, don’t fret too much, and
simply jump into the vapour experience to give it a go!

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